Ar cle 714 A lessee shall properly keep the leased object and shall bear the liability for compensa on if the
leased object is destructed, damaged, or lost owing to his failing to properly keep it.
Ar cle 715 A lessee may, upon the lessor’s consent, improve the leased object or install addi ons thereto.
Where a lessee improves the leased object or install addi ons thereto without the consent of the lessor, the
lessor may request the lessee to restore the leased object to its original status or to compensate for the
losses.
Ar cle 716 A lessee may, upon the lessor’s consent, sublease the leased object to a third person. The lease
contract between the lessee and the lessor shall con nue to be valid despite the sublease by the lessee, and
if the third person causes loss to the leased object, the lessee shall bear the liability for compensa on.
Where a lessee subleases the leased object without the consent of the lessor, the lessor may rescind the
contract.
Ar cle 717 Where a lessee, upon consent of the lessor, subleases the leased object to a third person, if the
term of the sublease exceeds the remaining term of the lessee, the sublease in the period in excess of the
original term shall not be legally binding on the lessor unless otherwise agreed by the lessor and the lessee.
Ar cle 718 Where a lessor knows or should have known of the sublease made by a lessee but fails to raise
any objec on within six months, the lessor is deemed to have consented to the sublease.
Ar cle 719 Where a lessee defaults on payment of the rent, the sublessee may pay the rent in arrears and
the liquidated damages for the lessee, unless the sublease contract is not legally binding on the lessor.
The rent and liquidated damages paid by the sublessee for the lessee may be used to o set the rent payable
by the sublessee to the lessee. If the amount of rent and liquidated damages thus paid by the sublessee
exceeds the rent, the sublessee has the right to indemni ca on against the lessee.
Ar cle 720 Any proceeds accrued from the possession or use of the leased object during the term of the
lease shall belong to the lessee, unless otherwise provided by the par es.
Ar cle 721 A lessee shall pay the rent within the me limit in accordance with the agreement. Where there is
no agreement between the par es on the me limit for paying the rent or the agreement is unclear, if it
cannot be determined according to the provisions of Ar cle 510 of this Code, the rent shall be paid at the
me the term of the lease expires if the term is less than one year, or at the end of each full year where the
term is more than one year, provided that the rent shall be paid at the me the term of the lease expires if
the remaining term is less than one year.
Ar cle 722 Where a lessee fails to pay the rent or delays a payment of the rent without just cause, the lessor
may request the lessee to pay the rent within a reasonable period of me, and may rescind the contract if
the lessee fails to pay the rent within such period of me.
Ar cle 723 Where a lessee is unable to use or to receive bene t from the leased object owing to a claim
from a third person, the lessee may request for a reduc on of or exemp on from the rent.
Where a third person claims his right against the leased object, the lessee shall no fy the lessor in a mely
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have it maintained and repaired within a reasonable period of me. Where the lessor fails to perform the
obliga on of maintenance or repair, the lessee may maintain or repair the leased object by himself and the
expenses thus incurred shall be borne by the lessor. If the maintenance or repair of the leased object a ects
the lessee’s use of it, the rent shall be reduced or the term of the lease shall be extended accordingly.
Where a leased object needs to be maintained or repaired due to the lessee’s negligence, the lessor shall not
bear the obliga on of maintenance or repair as provided in the preceding paragraph.
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